Some laws are moral, some laws are there cause some politicians pocket got stuffed. Some laws a majority of people disagree with so why are they even there huh. Laws have more to do with the Government and how they choose to rule.

Some laws are moral, some laws are there cause some politicians pocket got stuffed. Some laws a majority of people disagree with so why are they even there huh. Laws have more to do with the Government and how they choose to rule.

I think laws should be come about in a moral manner, but I am wholeheartedly against legislating morality. It goes with my "don't seek to do anything too permanent" philosophy. Because what if you're wrong?

"The government should just be there to keep the roads paved and the sewers running" as my dad says. Over the years, I've grown to agree. It's obvious that you're not supposed to kill someone unless they're trying to kill you or someone close to you, and it's obvious you're not supposed to steal from someone. It's not so obvious that you're not supposed to walk across the street when you're not at a crosswalk, or park your car on your front lawn.

And now I'm probably on some list just for *sounding* like a Libertarian (and another one for acknowledging that there is a libertarian list) but it's Natural Law for me.

Shared goals -> shared values (things that are better at achieving shared goals are more valuable) -> shared morals (things which are better at achieving shared goals are good) -> laws (we don't trust everyone to make the right decision so we enforce it)

I took a philosophy course last semester based almost entirely around this kind of stuff, and I found it really interesting. I think a lot of it comes down to perspective, personally. Even if someone calls themselves a natural law theorist they can still have positivist views on other things or see some laws as solely legally binding with no moral influence.

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